dpkg error
Hi,
I'm getting the following error on upgrade (debian Lenny). As suggested by
the error message, there is some funny stuff in /var/lib/dpkg/available in
the kdebase package section.
Is this is a known issue? If not, can anyone suggest how to debug this?
For the record, I've being using and adminstering Debian since 2001, and
don't recall having ever seen an error like this before.
Please CC me on any reply. Thanks.
Regards, Faheem Mitha.
merlin:/home/faheem# apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages have been kept back:
linux-image-2.6-686
The following packages will be upgraded:
base-files bind9-host dnsutils firmware-iwlwifi gdm gtk2-engines-pixbuf
imagemagick libbind9-40 libdns45 libgtk2.0-0
libgtk2.0-bin libgtk2.0-common libisc45 libisccc40 libisccfg40
liblwres40 libmagick10 libpam-modules libpam-runtime
libpam0g libpq5 libsmbclient libvolume-id0 libwbclient0 linux-libc-dev
openoffice.org openoffice.org-base
openoffice.org-base-core openoffice.org-calc openoffice.org-common
openoffice.org-core openoffice.org-draw
openoffice.org-evolution openoffice.org-filter-mobiledev
openoffice.org-gcj openoffice.org-gnome openoffice.org-gtk
openoffice.org-help-en-us openoffice.org-impress
openoffice.org-java-common openoffice.org-math
openoffice.org-officebean openoffice.org-report-builder-bin
openoffice.org-style-andromeda
openoffice.org-style-tango openoffice.org-writer postgresql
postgresql-8.3 postgresql-client-8.3 python-uno
texlive-bibtex-extra texlive-fonts-extra texlive-fonts-extra-doc
texlive-generic-extra texlive-humanities
texlive-humanities-doc texlive-latex-extra texlive-latex-extra-doc
texlive-math-extra texlive-pstricks
texlive-pstricks-doc texlive-publishers texlive-publishers-doc
ttf-opensymbol udev xserver-xorg-core
xserver-xorg-video-savage
67 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/331MB of archives.
After this operation, 3119kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
Extracting templates from packages: 100%
Preconfiguring packages ...
dpkg: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 11824
package `kdebase':
`Recommends' field, reference to `kdm': version contains ` '
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)
*********************************************************************
Package: kdebase
Priority: optional
Section: kde
Installed-Size: 68
Maintainer: Debian Qt/KDE Maintainers <debian-qt-kde@lists.debian.org>
Architecture: all
Version: 4:3.5.9.dfsg.1-6
Depends: kappfinder (>= 4:3.5.9.dfsg.1-6), kate (>= 4:3.5.9.dfsg.1-6),
kcontrol (>= 4:3.5.9.dfsg.1-6), kdebase-bin (>= \
4:3.5.9.dfsg.1-6), kdebase-data (>= 4:3.5.9.dfsg.1-6), kdebase-kio-plugins
(>= 4:3.5.9.dfsg.1-6), kdepasswd (>= 4:3.5.9\
.dfsg.1-6), kdeprint (>= 4:3.5.9.dfsg.1-6), kdesktop (>=
4:3.5.9.dfsg.1-6), kfind (>= 4:3.5.9.dfsg.1-6), khelpcenter (>\
= 4:3.5.9.dfsg.1-6), kicker (>= 4:3.5.9.dfsg.1-6), klipper (>=
4:3.5.9.dfsg.1-6), kmenuedit (>= 4:3.5.9.dfsg.1-6), konq\
ueror-nsplugins (>= 4:3.5.9.dfsg.1-6), konqueror (>= 4:3.5.9.dfsg.1-6),
konsole (>= 4:3.5.9.dfsg.1-6), kpager (>= 4:3.5\
.9.dfsg.1-6), kpersonalizer (>= 4:3.5.9.dfsg.1-6), ksmserver (>=
4:3.5.9.dfsg.1-6), ksplash (>= 4:3.5.9.dfsg.1-6), ksys\
guard (>= 4:3.5.9.dfsg.1-6), ktip (>= 4:3.5.9.dfsg.1-6), kwin (>=
4:3.5.9.dfsg.1-6), libkonq4 (>= 4:3.5.9.dfsg.1-6), ha\
l | kfreebsd-gnu | hurd, pmount | kfreebsd-gnu | hurd
Recommends: kdm (>= 4:3.5.9^Fd^O^Fg.^A-
^@^@^@\377\373\353\277sts: kdebase-doc-html (>GenuineIntelsg.1-6)
Size: 38376
Description: base components from the official KDE release
KDE (the K Desktop Environment) is a powerful Open Source graphical
desktop environment for Unix workstations. It combines ease of use,
contemporary functionality, and outstanding graphical design with the
technological superiority of the Unix operating system.
.
This metapackage includes the nucleus of KDE, namely the minimal package
set necessary to run KDE as a desktop environment. This includes the
window manager, taskbar, control center, a text editor, file manager,
web browser, X terminal emulator, and many other programs and components.
Homepage: http://www.kde.org
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